Rein-holder



L. R. HYDE.

(ModeL) REIN HOLDER;

17 PatentgiJulyZE, 1882. J

WITNESSES INVENTOR m 05% a? ATTORNEYS State of UNITED STATES PATENTOFFIcE.

LESLIE R. HYDE, OF MONTAGUE, TEXAS.

RElN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 261,719, dated July 25,1882. Application filed December 15, 1881. (ModeL) 1' all whom it mayconcern Be it known that I, LESLIE RUssELL HYDE, of Montague, of thecounty of Montague and Texas, have invented a new and ImprovedRein-Holder, of which the following is a full clear, and exactdescription.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved simpledevice for holding the reins firmly and securely.

The invention consists of two cuneiform sleeves mounted loosely andeccentrically on two upright shafts inclined toward each other andprovided with spiral grooves, into which pins in the sleeves pass, thesesleeves being provided at the bottom with plates engaging with eachother, so that both sleeves will move in which simultaneously, the reinsbeing grasped between these sleeves.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, similar letters of reference indicate correspondingparts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is afrontelevation of myimproved rein-holder. Fig. 2is alongitudinal sectional elevation of the same onthe line as m, Fig. 3.Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the same on the line 3 y, Fig. 2.

Two cuneiform sleeves, A A, are eccentrically mounted on two uprightshafts, B B, slightly .iuclined toward each other, and rigidly held in aframe, 0, which is preferably fastened on the dash-board, and has aslot, D, for admitting the reins in its upper transverse bar, E. Theshafts B are provided with appropriate and steep spiral grooves F F,into which studs or pins G of the sleeves A A pass. One of the sleeves Ais provided at the bottom with an eccentric plate, H, fitting in betweentwo like plates, J, at the bottomof the other sleeve, A. In place of twoplates J, a single grooved plate may be used.

The parts K of the surfaces of the sleeves are roughened or serrated, sothat they can hold the reins when the same are wet without letting themslip. The inclined shafts B are located so farapart that when thesleeves A are nearest each other the reins can be jammed between thesleeves.

The operation is as follows: If one sleeveA is raised, the other will beraised with it, as the plates H and J engage with each other, and if thesleeves are raised they areseparated, so that the reins can be passed inbe- 7 tween them, for when the sleeves are raised the pins G run up thegrooves, F, and the sleeves must turn outward. If the reins are pulledfrom the inside of the vehicle the sleeves will be raised and separated,and the reins can be withdrawn; but if the reins are pulled from outsideof the vehicle the sleeves will be moved down ward and toward each otherand the reins be pressed tightly between them, and will be held firmly.The greater the draft on the reins the greater the grip of the roughenedparts of the sleeves on the reins will be. All that is necessary tofasten the reins is to drop them through to theslot D, in between thesleeves A A.. Their own weightdraws them outward and causes the sleevesto be rotated toward each other, so that they can grasp and hold thereins. The eccentric plates or flanges, in combination with the spiralgrooves, obviate the necessity of springs and consequent liability ofthe parts getting out of order.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. In a rein-holder, the combination, with the uprightshafts B, provided with spiral grooves F, of the sleeves A, mountedloosely and eceentrically on the shafts, and provided with pins G,passing into the grooves F, substantially as herein shown and described,and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a rein-holder, the combination, with the upright shafts B,provided with spiralv grooves 1", of the sleeves A, mounted loosely andeccentrically on the shafts B, and provided with the pins Gr, passinginto the grooves F, the plate H, attached to the bottom of one sleeve,and the plates J J, attached to the bottom of the other sleeve,substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose setforth.

3. In a rein-holder, the combination, with the frame 0, provided with aslot, D, in its upper transverse bar, E, of the shafts B, provided withspiral grooves F, the sleeves A, mounted loosely and eceentrically onthese shafts, and provided with pins Gr, passing into the grooves F,substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose setforth.

LESLIE RUSSELL HYDE.

Witnesses EDWIN .W. DAVIDS, J. F. CLARK.

